Topic Subject:What causes Out of Sync Error on Zone
Grubby Squire
posted 06-03-04 06:25 AM CT (US)
Whilst playing rated on the Zone, and losing marginally, an error message appeared "out of sync etc". The Game ends and the other player screams cheater on the chatboard. 1. Can these games be restored? 2. What caused the error? 3. Can it be prevented? 4. Can it be done deliberately?
I am playing via Broadband and have no drop issues.
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Qazitory HG Alumnus
posted 06-03-04 06:39 AM
CT (US)
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1. Yes, but it's likely they go out of sync again. Rated games don't count when restored, though. 2. There's no one issue that causes this... Sometimes it just happens, but usually it's because of lag or someone cheating. 3. Playing games with people you know and who have a good ping to you - and still it may happen. 4. Some hacks cause the game to go out of sync. So if you're playing with an dishonest player, he can deliberately make it go out of sync.
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Nicholasjw Banned
posted 06-03-04 07:51 AM
CT (US)
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Its happened to me a few times. I dont thinks its cheating, as it has happened in lan games. However its probably easy to do it. I guess one could use zone alarm to cause it, but on rated after one in 5 incomplete games there is a penalty anyway, so cheaters ought to not do it.